I'm trying to debug my application on a real device but I get this error:
ERROR/AndroidRuntime(981): Caused by:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
column '_id' does not exist
When I'm testing on an emulator, the error doesn't appear. The error is given in the last line of the following code:
adapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.list_item, c, new String[] {
DataHandlerDB.CONTACT_NAME_COL,
DataHandlerDB.CONTACT_NUMBER_COL,
DataHandlerDB.CONTACT_DURATION_COL,
DataHandlerDB.CONTACT_DATE_COL }, new int[] {
R.id.contact_name, R.id.phone_number, R.id.duration, R.id.date });
Here is my activity:
public class MyActivity extends Activity {
private static final String LOG_TAG = "MyActivity";
private ListView listview;
private SimpleCursorAdapter adapter;
private DataHandlerDB handler;
private SQLiteDatabase db;
private OpenHelper helper;
private Cursor c;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
helper = new OpenHelper(this);
db = helper.getWritableDatabase();
helper.onCreate(db);
setBasicContent();
c.close();
}
@Override
public void onDestroy(){
super.onDestroy();
DataHandlerDB.makeTheSelection(this).close();
db.close();
helper.close();
}
@Override
public void onPause(){
super.onPause();
DataHandlerDB.makeTheSelection(this).close();
db.close();
helper.close();
}
@Override
public void onStop(){
super.onStop();
DataHandlerDB.makeTheSelection(this).close();
db.close();
helper.close();
}
@Override
protected void onResume(){
super.onResume();
setBasicContent();
}
public void setBasicContent() {
listview = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list_view);
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "listview " + listview);
c = DataHandlerDB.makeTheSelection(this);
c.moveToFirst();
if(db.isOpen())
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "db is opened");
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "cursor: " + c.getCount());
startManagingCursor(c);
adapter = new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.list_item, c, new String[] {
DataHandlerDB.CONTACT_NAME_COL,
DataHandlerDB.CONTACT_NUMBER_COL,
DataHandlerDB.CONTACT_DURATION_COL,
DataHandlerDB.CONTACT_DATE_COL }, new int[] {
R.id.contact_name, R.id.phone_number, R.id.duration, R.id.date });
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "before setAdapter");
Toast.makeText(this, "Before setAdapter", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
listview.setAdapter(adapter);
db.close();
if(db.isOpen()){
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "db is opened.");
}
if(!c.isClosed()){
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "cursor is opened");
}
}
}
The function that queries and returns the Cursor is in the class DataHandlerDB:
public class DataHandlerDB {
private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "calls.db";
private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 1;
protected static String CONTACT_NAME_COL = "contact_name";
protected static String CONTACT_NUMBER_COL = "contact_number";
protected static String CONTACT_DURATION_COL = "duration";
protected static String CONTACT_DATE_COL = "date";
protected static String CONTACT_MONTH_COL = "month";
// create the DB
public static SQLiteDatabase createDB(Context ctx) {
OpenHelper helper = new OpenHelper(ctx);
SQLiteDatabase db = helper.getWritableDatabase();
helper.onCreate(db);
helper.onOpen(db);
db.close();
return db;
}
public static Cursor makeTheSelection(Context ctx) {
OpenHelper helper = new OpenHelper(ctx);
SQLiteDatabase db = helper.getWritableDatabase();
Cursor cursor = db.query(TABLE_NAME_2, null, null, null, null, null,
"duration desc");
cursor.moveToFirst();
db.close();
return cursor;
}
// class OpenHelper
public static class OpenHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
private final Context mContext;
OpenHelper(Context context) {
super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABASE_VERSION);
this.mContext = context;
}
@Override
public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "entrou no onCreate");
String[] sql = mContext.getString(
R.string.MyAppDatabase_OnCreate).split("
");
db.beginTransaction();
try {
execMultipleSQL(db, sql);
db.setTransactionSuccessful();
} catch (SQLException e) {
Log.e("Error creating tables and debug data", e.toString());
throw e;
} finally {
db.endTransaction();
}
}
private void execMultipleSQL(SQLiteDatabase db, String[] sql) {
for (String s : sql) {
if (s.trim().length() > 0) {
db.execSQL(s);
}
}
}
@Override
public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
Log.w("MyDB Database",
"Upgrading database, this will drop tables and recreate.");
db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS " + TABLE_NAME); onCreate(db);
}
@Override
public void onOpen(SQLiteDatabase db) {
super.onOpen(db);
}
}
}
Here is the XML file with the SQL command:
<string name="MyAppDatabase_OnCreate">
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contact_data(_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, contact_id INTEGER, contact_name VARCHAR(50), number_type VARCHAR(50), contact_number VARCHAR(50), duration TIME, duration_sum TIME, date DATE, current_time TIME, cont INTEGER, type VARCHAR, month VARCHAR(50), day VARCHAR(50), year VARCHAR(50));"
</string>
I think the application is not creating the database when it first starts up. I think so because it can find the column _id, but it is explicitly written in the XML code to create it with the _id column. I also think that because I've explicitly written the columns in the SELECT method, including the _id. I did it like this:
Cursor cursor = db.query(TABLE_NAME_2,
new String[]{
"_id",
"contact_id",
"contact_name",
"number_type",
"contact_number",
"duration",
"duration_sum",
"date",
"current_time",
"cont", "type",
"month",
"day",
"year"}, null, null, null, null,
"duration desc");
In this case, the error I receive is almost the same:
Caused by:
android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException:
no such column: _id: , while
compiling: SELECT _id, contact_id,
contact_name, number_type,
contact_number, duration,
duration_sum, date, current_time,
cont, type, month, day, year FROM
contact_data ORDER BY duration desc
I've logged the first column of the database like so:
Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Cursor(0)" + cursor.getColumnName(0));
It printed id, not _id. As you can see, there is _id written in the statement. Any suggestions on how to solve this problem?
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